1 Kings 22:8
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8 So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.”
And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say such things!”
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1 Kings 22:8
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8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate(A) him because he never prophesies anything good(B) about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”
“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.
1 Kings 22:13
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13 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Please, let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement.”
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1 Kings 22:13
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13 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably.”(A)
Jeremiah 6:14
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14 They have also (A)healed the [a]hurt of My people [b]slightly,
(B)Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’
When there is no peace.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:14 Lit. crushing
- Jeremiah 6:14 Superficially
Jeremiah 6:14
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14 They dress the wound of my people
as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
when there is no peace.(A)
Jeremiah 23:17
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17 They continually say to those who despise Me,
‘The Lord has said, (A)“You shall have peace” ’;
And to everyone who (B)walks according to the [a]dictates of his own heart, they say,
(C)‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 23:17 stubbornness or imagination
Jeremiah 23:17
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Jeremiah 23:26
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26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,
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Jeremiah 23:26
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26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions(A) of their own minds?(B)
Ezekiel 13:7
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7 Have you not seen a futile vision, and have you not spoken false divination? You say, ‘The Lord says,’ but I have not spoken.”
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Ezekiel 13:7
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7 Have you not seen false visions(A) and uttered lying divinations when you say, “The Lord declares,” though I have not spoken?
Micah 2:11
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11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [a]prophesy to you [b]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the (A)prattler of this people.
Footnotes
- Micah 2:11 Or preach, lit. drip
- Micah 2:11 concerning
Micah 2:11
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Romans 16:18
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18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord [a]Jesus Christ, but (A)their own belly, and (B)by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
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- Romans 16:18 NU, M omit Jesus
Romans 16:18
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18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(A) but their own appetites.(B) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(C) the minds of naive people.
2 Timothy 4:3
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3 (A)For the time will come when they will not endure (B)sound doctrine, (C)but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;
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2 Timothy 4:3
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3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.(A) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.(B)
2 Timothy 4:4
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4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and (A)be turned aside to fables.
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2 Timothy 4:4
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4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(A)
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